Elmo's Rise to Stardom 🤩 This Object in History | Smithsonian Channel

[@Suerte619]

Dang! The first Elmo sounds like he smokes a pack of cigarettes everyday 🤣

[@officialbrdillin]

Elmo was my all-time favorite growing up. Miss watching the VHS DVDs of the 1990s when I was younger in the 2000s. I miss the old Elmo though...

[@mangaboss1411]

For clarity, this is a photo puppet used for photoshoots with Elmo. You'll probably find him on the cover of VHS tapes. It's not a wearable puppet, hence the armatures inside that help it stay in that dynamic pose. There is also no arm hole in the back. Still incredible to see such an old photo puppet (especially if it's really from 1984), but it's important to note that this was never on the show or used by Kevin Clash.

[@kellygrubbs915]

I’m 52 and I’m still madly in love with Elmo!!!! Lol

[@killapicklepiratepanda7373]

I honestly didn't know Elmo was almost as old as me. I thought he came out when Elmo's world got made

[@MichelleIbarraMHAEdD]

I had a Tickle Me Elmo in my 40s! Was my fav. 😍

[@EyesOfByes]

Tickle Me *EMO* is one of the best skit of all time

[@anthonygordon9483]

Skit ? It was a toy lol.

[@supremetrapxex]

0:20 now they air while we're still at school or when we're about to go to school sooner or later

[@neversometimesalways]

Love Elmo! Interesting to know where it all started

[@dustintacohands1107]

No please Elmo don’t tickle me there!!!

[@WillyTheComposerOfficial]

Lol

[@plushbatfan]

Elmo’s age is still only three and a half years old.

[@oscar0006]

3:41 Oscar's Can

[@victoriaespinoza1280]

Love Elmo 💕

[@johnylitalo4163]

I had started to like Kevin Clash in Being Elmo, until he betrayed me.

[@Spiral.Dynamics]

I was 9 in 84 and so I was too mature for sesame street lol

[@hharquitectos4514]

You have almost 50 years now Wow😮

[@MovieguruThe]

Please make a "This Object in History" for the original Kermit

[@jaicotterill5226]

I would love to try them on

[@lflagr]

I actually liked Sesame Street a lot more before Elmo took over and it became The Elmo Show.

[@seanwebb605]

Elmo is bigger than Jesus! Boom.

[@14primes101]

Cool

[@Mdriver1981]

Why did Elmo stop aging at three?

[@caligirlinreno5255]

Funny... no pun intended. See the writing on the wall friends. Manipulate your children through puppetry. God speed

[@14primes101]

Why is he smoking

[@14primes101]

Can I borrow

[@mucgilbe]

Rrrrrrrrrrrrr right

[@14primes101]

And early 90s

[@gracie99999]

🤩

[@SkeletorTclaws]

Why can we buy tv acurate elmo Muppets? The toys are never as good as the one on the show.

[@joshberman3659]

How do you think I feel about Mickey Mouse's laugh? 😡

[@alansnow1129]

Elmo was way too popular and it should been stopped

[@maddjeff8799]

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